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Chacma Baboon

Papio ursinus

Description:

social primates, baboons sleep in large groups in trees or on cliffs at night to avoid predators and then disperse into smaller groups during the day. One such dispersal group is shown here - female and nursing infant, solo male watching the group, while eating, pair grooming to increase social bond and baby playing in the water on his own(baby is subject of his own spotting http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/150...

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KarenSaxton
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KarenSaxton

North-West District, Botswana

Spotted on Dec 29, 2013
Submitted on Apr 9, 2015

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